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> "Kurgan Gringioni" hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1167334854.240854.16150@h40g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...

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>> Brian K. O'Neill wrote:

>>> "Ryan" verizon.net> wrote in message
>>> news:YGGkh.2996$oo4.1320@trndny09...
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>>>>> There were rumors of Pete Carroll going to Arizona after the meltdown
>>>>> with the Bears. Now, the latest is that Arizona doesn't want to give
>>>>> the
>>>>> money or control that Carroll would need to leave USC . He has had
>>>>> head
>>>>> coaching experience in the NFL (New England is I recall correctly)

>>>

>>>> and the JETS. He was fired both times after multiple 6-10 seasons. He
>>>> can
>>>> stay in college as far as I'm concerned.

>>>
>>> Actually he was not fired after the Jets campaign, he quit to go to USC
>>> and
>>> at the time the Jets were quite upset as they thought that he was gonna
>>> be a
>>> good one (and his one six-win season was considered a "good" six-win
>>> season)
>>> and then they had Rich Kotite - the Jets version of Ray Handley.

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>>
>> That's incorrect.
>>

>>>From Wikipedia:

>>
>> National Football League (1984-1999)
>> Carroll left Pacific after a year and entered the NFL in 1984 as the
>> defensive backs coach of the Buffalo Bills. The next year he moved onto
>> the Minnesota Vikings where he held a similar position for 5 seasons
>> (1985-89). His success with the Vikings led to his hiring by the New
>> York Jets, where he served as defensive coordinator under Bruce Coslet
>> for 4 seasons (1990-93). In 1994, Carroll was elevated to head coach of
>> the Jets, but he was fired after one season with a record of 6-10.
>>
>> Carroll was hired for the next season by the San Francisco 49ers, where
>> he served as defensive coordinator for the following two seasons
>> (1995-96). His return to success as the defensive coordinator led to
>> his hiring as the head coach of the New England Patriots in 1997. His
>> 1997 Patriots team became Division champions and made the playoffs, but
>> his subsequent two teams did not fare as well - losing in the wild card
>> playoff round in 1998, and missing the playoffs after a late-season
>> slide in 1999 - and he was fired after the 1999 season. His combined
>> NFL record as head coach was 33-31.
>>

>
> He might be a decent fit for the Giants. Then they could send Coughlin to
> coach the Raiders and Gilbride to coach the USC Trojans :-).
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